Jackson Lafferty, acclaimed MLA for Monfwi, has at least one supporter for the position of premier.
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At an all-candidates forum for Nahendeh candidates Wednesday night in Fort Simpson, incumbent Shane Thompson said, if elected, he would support Lafferty and would also run for cabinet.
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Other candidates who have come out stating an interest in the position include RJ Simpson, acclaimed candidate for Hay River North and Wally Schumann who is in a two-way race in Hay River South.
Caroline Cochrane, incumbent MLA candidate for Range Lake, that the next premier should be a woman.
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The comment came in response to an audience question from Fort Simpson businessman Chuck Blythe who wanted to know who candidates would support for premier, who ought to be in cabinet and what they felt the overall priorities of the government should be.
The other candidates, Randal Sibbeston, Mike Drake, and Eric Menicoche were all less definitive in their answers.
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